Manifest Destiny

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
•  Monroe Doctrine 
•  Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They all brought about a war with Spain.
• They all increased the territory of the United States.
• They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
• They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Civilization Act 
• Manifest Destiny Act
• Indian Territory Act

What territory first allowed the United States to reach the Pacific Ocean?

• Texas Annexation

• Oregon Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

Texans fought for independence against what country?

• United States
• Mexico
• France
• Great Britain

Who led the first wave of American Settlers into Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Davey Crockett

• William Travis

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

Which of the following is not one of the three colonization laws the Mexican government instituted?

• Learn Spanish

• Follow Mexican Laws

• Convert to Catholicism

• No Slaves

The Americans emigrating to Texas followed these laws established by the Mexican government.

• True

• False

In February 1836 a Mexican army of 5,000 troops advance on a small Texan force barricaded in this nearby mission?

• The Alamo

• San Antonio

• San Jacinto

• Goliad

Who won the Battle of the Alamo?

• Texas

• Mexico